MILKY HEART

Relish cows' milk for
health

fnbworld
bureau/New
Delhi

Cows are
worshipped by the Hindus since ancient times. Holy
cow! It is not wine alone that benefits your
heart. Drinking one glass of low fat or fat- free
milk daily helps reduce risk of heart diseases,
according to a new study published in the American
Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

The study states that
adults who had at least one serving of low fat
milk or milk products each day had 37 per cent
lower odds of poor kidney function linked to heart
disease compared to those who drank little or no
low fat milk, says an ANI report from Washington.

To determine heart
disease risk, researchers from various
universities in the US and Norway measured the
kidney function of more than 5,000 adults between
ages 45 to 84.

They traced the eating
patterns and tested albumin-to-creatinine ratio
(ACR) - a measure when too low, can indicate poor
kidney function and an extremely high risk for
cardiovascular disease, according to the American
Heart Association.